John Hampdens Ale
Chiltern Brewery in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.28
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Brewed in the style of a harvest ale, this beer has an impeccable pedigree. Premium quality malt, with the aromatic fruitiness of only a single famous English hop for balance, results in a beer of the finest classical style. Floral on the nose, beautiful hop and full-mash malt characteristics on the palate, combine in a memorable finish.
First mashed-in and subsequently launched by the Earl of Buckinghamshire, a direct descendant of the beer’s patriotic namesake. Brewed commemorating the brewery’s 15th anniversary.
First mashed-in and subsequently launched by the Earl of Buckinghamshire, a direct descendant of the beer’s patriotic namesake. Brewed commemorating the brewery’s 15th anniversary.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2017
at 10:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at home, 29/01/17. Clear golden amber with a decent off white head. Nose is bready malts, vanilla, pear drop, fruit esters. Taste comprises light bread, vanilla, straw, fruit loaf, light spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2017
at 11:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled at chriso’s. Hazy deep golden. Sweaty hops covering bready malt. Sweet and firm with medium body. Cookies and hay, salty bitterish finish. Relaxed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2011
at 05:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50cl.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, oxidide malt notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090802]
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2009
at 10:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Golden with a small white head. Fruity and malty aroma with a little oxidation. Sweetish fruity flavour
Tried
on 16 Sep 2009
at 12:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is malts, hops, some slight earthyness (due to age). Flavour is malts, grains, some earth and grass. A bit signs of being old. 6 3 6 3 12.
Bottled. Golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity and floral with some very nice nutty and sweet malty notes. Flavour is fruity, floral and some slight sweet malty notes. Rather crisp maltyness. 8 3 7 3 15.
Bottled. Golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity and floral with some very nice nutty and sweet malty notes. Flavour is fruity, floral and some slight sweet malty notes. Rather crisp maltyness. 8 3 7 3 15.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2009
at 12:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[500ml bottle from brewery shop] Amber; moderate, slowly collapsing off-white head. Soft carbonation with occasional prickly bits. Smell on opening the bottle is fresh, fruity, citric and zingy. The taste is rather a disappointment in comparison. There’s some biscuit-y malt but with cardboard overtones. A hint of spiciness comes through before a rather bitter finish. It’s OK, but I really wish my second-closest brewery could do better than this...
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2009
at 03:52
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[50cl bottle.] Gold with a rapidly fading white head; toffee aroma; rich earthy malts, smooth and acidic, with good underlying bitterness and a citrus finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2009
at 19:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 25-03-06 picked up a mixed case from the brewery on Thursday, slowly getting through them. Amber coloured easy drinking beer, hoppy nose, better than the 300’s and Porter but still only decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2006
at 01:18